10/10/2008
There is a growing convergence between artistic modelling packages and CAD, accentuating their increasing usefulness in engineering design. Tom Shelley reports
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09/10/2008
Designers can slash the cost of their designs by using plastics intelligently. Lou Reade reports
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15/09/2008
A 3D printer that uses plain or recycled A4 paper and water-based adhesive has been developed in Ireland and is to be launched at TCT 2008
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15/09/2008
Hubcaps for the Boeing 777 with a new tyre pressure monitoring system developed by Crane Aerospace and Electronics are made of Victrex Peek
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15/09/2008
Some remarkable developments of aerospace devices, based on advanced flexible materials, are now hitting the heights. Tom Shelley reports
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14/09/2008
The talking Medi-Voice pillbox – featured in our November 2007 edition – has now reached working prototype status, and is quite different to the initial design
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18/08/2008
Tom Shelley looks at some of the innovations in rapid product development and manufacturing to be showcased this autumn
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18/08/2008
A deeper knowledge of plastics materials can help designers to cut costs and add value to their designs. Lou Reade reports
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19/06/2008
Prototypes and medical models can be made by ink jetting two different materials at the same time. Tom Shelley reports
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22/05/2008
Aluplast, a German producer of window systems, has replaced steel with plastic in a new design that offers improved heat insulation
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22/05/2008
Low-cost, but super strong, nanocomposite plastics are not far off, says Tom Shelley
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06/05/2008
Not that long ago, model makers took about a week to turn Timberland 2D CAD drawings of shoes into 3D representations in wood or foam
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14/03/2008
Shock-absorbing elastomers sit at the heart of a revolutionary suspension system. Lou Reade reports
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13/03/2008
Sustainable design is increasingly entering the designer’s thinking. Julie Bieles looks ahead to a debate on the subject at the forthcoming PDM event
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09/02/2008
Two techniques developed at Fraunhofer Institutes could lead to stronger glasses that are made more quickly and cheaply. Lou Reade reports
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17/12/2007
The largest event in the plastics calendar, K2007, ran recently in Germany. Lou Reade rounds up some of the highlights
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17/12/2007
A new development could allow patients with ulcers and digestive troubles to avoid very unpleasant procedures. Tom Shelley reports
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13/11/2007
Advanced materials technologies have dramatically transformed the humble label, says Tom Shelley
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05/11/2007
A metal alloy ‘exoskeleton’ could take plastic components into a new realm of application. Lou Reade reports
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24/09/2007
Tom Shelley reports on leading edge developments in joining ceramics
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24/09/2007
Every three years, leading plastics companies show off their latest breakthroughs at the K show in Germany. Julie Bieles reports on some of this year’s likely highlights
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24/09/2007
Tom Shelley reports on a dramatic development in an ancient technology that’s still a cornerstone of many types of engineering
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20/07/2007
Tom Shelley reports on a moulder that has moved into leading edge R&D with a focus on biochemical and medical developments
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12/06/2007
Devices to help people with disabilities are getting ever more sophisticated. Lou Reade reports
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12/06/2007
A new design of heat exchanger could extract energy from low-grade waste water at just 30°C. Julie Bieles reports
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